Rubio to Panama: China exerting unacceptable control of canal
State Department - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told top Panamanian leaders Sunday that China is exerting "unacceptable" influence and control of the Panama Canal, which, if not changed, could force the United States to "take measures necessary" to protect its access to the waterway.
Rubio told Panamanian President Jose Raúl Mulino and Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha in Panama City that U.S. P